Helen Zille takes Joburg to court over ‘man-made’ water collapse
TimesLive | 13.05.2026 09:30
DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille has launched a court bid against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and Joburg Water, alleging that the city’s deepening water crisis is not merely the result of failing infrastructure, but a consequence of financial mismanagement and deliberate underfunding that has crippled the utility’s ability to maintain and repair its collapsing network.